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Dropbox vs PostGIS

A side-by-side look at Dropbox and PostGIS. For an in-depth review of either product, follow the links below.

Dropbox

Dropbox

File Sharing

Dropbox is a file hosting service that offers cloud storage, file synchronization, personal cloud, and client software. Dropbox allows users to create a special folder on their computers, which Dropbox then synchronizes so that it appears to be the same folder (with the same contents) regardless of which device is used to view it.

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PostGIS

PostGIS

Development

PostGIS is an open source spatial database extender for PostgreSQL. It adds support for geographic objects, allowing location queries to be run in SQL. PostGIS enables PostgreSQL to store, query, and manipulate spatial data efficiently.

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